Lower House approves Universities law

[2/6/2018 7:05:08 AM]

AMMONNEWS - The Lower House of Parliament approved during its session on Tuesday, the 2018 Jordanian Universities Law.

During the session, which was chaired by House Speaker Atef Tarawneh and attended by Acting Prime Minister Mamdouh Abbadi, the House also started debating articles of the Natural Resources Law before House Speaker First Deputy Khamis Attiyeh, who chaired part of the session, decided to adjourn the session until Sunday. The 2018 Universities Law, which cancels the 2009 Universities Law applies to universities that were established before its provisions entered into force. It also applies to non-Jordanian institutions or their branches within the Kingdom, whatever the legal status of these institutions is.